After Bangor school officials say they shared suspicions of abuse with the agency, Maine’s Senate president urges Gov. Paul LePage to start an investigation into its handling of the case of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy.
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Maine man expecting to meet Facebook friend gets beat up and robbed
Police have 5 suspects – 3 women and 2 men – in custody.
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Police identify ‘person of interest’ in killing of goat at Smiling Hill Farm
The farm’s owner says public tips helped identify the potential suspect.
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Police charge 2 boys after second threat against Skowhegan high school
Skowhegan area schools were on ‘lockout’ Thursday as police detained the boys during the investigation into a second message from ‘Ray Dar’ threatening violence.
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Man convicted of murdering wife and 3-year-old son 32 years ago dies in prison
Robert William Forrest, 72, formerly of Island Falls, was one of 12 inmates to participate in an art project that had them write letters to their younger selves.
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After seizing Lamborghini, weapons and pot, agents charge 2nd man in Lewiston-Auburn sweep
Brian J. Bilodeau had 183 pounds of marijuana and butane hash oil in a vault room in the basement of his Auburn home, according to a court affidavit.
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Neighbors say they warned police and social services about violence in home of slain girl
‘Someone dropped the ball here,’ says a man who lived near Sharon and Julio Carrillo in Bangor. The Carrillos are now charged with murdering 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, whose treatment is described by a prosecutor as ‘torture.’
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Teenage boy charged with murdering Bowdoinham woman
The teenager, who hasn’t been publicly named, lives in Bowdoinham and will be held at the Long Creek Youth Development Center until a court appearance Friday.
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Thomaston student charged with threatening two others
Police charge the middle-schooler with misdemeanor terrorizing and witness tampering, but found he had no means of carrying out the threat to ‘shoot it up.’
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Boy, 13, under house arrest after he’s overheard threatening Mt. Blue Middle School
A teacher notified the principal after hearing the Farmington boy threaten to ‘shoot up the school,’ police say.